A vote to renew the SPLOST is a vote to repair our roads and bridges, create jobs and keep our taxes low.
Meet the SPLOST Committee
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Theron Ussery
Committee Chair
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Erin Keller
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Virgil Adams
Committee Treasurer
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Stephanie Folsom
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Izza Sola
Invest in our future with the power of a penny. Vote YES on March 18.
“Shall a special 1 percent sales and use tax be imposed in Macon-Bibb County for the raising of $450,000,000 for the purpose of funding the following: a capital outlay project or projects consisting of road, street, or bridge purposes, which purposes may include paving, street lights, sidewalks, bicycle paths, or other pedestrian, public, or user safety enhancements, or any combination of such purposes; a capital outlay project or projects consisting of public safety facilities, capital equipment used for public safety purposes, or, in the operation of public safety facilities, or any combination of such purposes; a capital outlay project or projects for economic development purposes to create jobs or promote private investment, which purposes may include airport facilities or any transportation facility designed for the transportation of people or goods, or capital equipment used for, or in the operation of, such facilities, or a combination of such projects; a capital outlay project or projects consisting of administrative buildings, a civic center, a convention center, a coliseum, local or regional solid waste handling facilities, local or regional recovered materials processing facilities, a local or regional jail, correctional institution, or other detention facility, a judicial facility, or any combination of such projects; a capital outlay project or projects consisting of a recreational facility or a historic facility or a facility for some combination of such purposes, which purposes may include a park or greenspace, or both; a water capital outlay project, a sewer capital outlay project, a water and sewer capital outlay project, a stormwater capital outlay project, or a combination of such projects, to be owned or operated or both by Macon-Bibb County or the Macon Water Authority; retiring previously incurred general obligation debt or revenue bond debt secured by intergovernmental contract or a combination of such purposes; or any combination of two or more of the foregoing capital outlay projects, which may include any necessary demolition.”
On December 16, 2024, the Macon-Bibb Commission approved a resolution in support of giving voters the opportunity to vote on whether or not to renew the current SPLOST. This question will be placed before voters on March 18, 2025.
It is anticipated that this SPLOST will generate $450,000,000 and that these funds will be spent as described in the language that will appear on the ballot: